"blasphemous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ [UK], /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blasphemous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more blasphemous [comparative], most blasphemous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “uttering ill-omened words”), equivalent to blaspheme + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|blasphēmus||blaspheming}} Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), {{der|en|grc|βλάσφημος||uttering ill-omened words}} Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “uttering ill-omened words”), {{suf|en|blaspheme|ous}} blaspheme + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} blasphemous (comparative more blasphemous, superlative most blasphemous)
  1. Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy. Derived forms: blasphemous libel, blasphemously, blasphemousness Translations (lacking piety or respect for the sacred): βλάσφημος (blásphēmos) (Ancient Greek), blasfem (Catalan), 褻瀆神靈 (Chinese Mandarin), 亵渎神灵 (xièdú shénlíng) (Chinese Mandarin), rouhavý (Czech), rouhačský (Czech), blasfemisk (Danish), malpia (Esperanto), gudsspottandi (Faroese), rienaava (Finnish), pilkkaava (Finnish), blasphématoire (French), მკრეხელური (mḳrexeluri) (Georgian), blasphemisch (German), gotteslästerlich (German), istenkáromló (Hungarian), blaisféimeach (Irish), diamhaslach (Irish), dia-aithiseach (Irish), naomhaithiseach (Irish), blasfemo (Italian), blasfeme (Middle English), blasfemisk (Norwegian Bokmål), blasfemisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), bluźnierczy (Polish), blasfemo (Portuguese), blasfemator (Romanian), богоху́льный (bogoxúlʹnyj) (Russian), нечести́вый (nečestívyj) (Russian), богоху́льственный (bogoxúlʹstvennyj) (Russian), святота́тственный (svjatotátstvennyj) (Russian), кощу́нственный (koščúnstvennyj) (Russian), бласфѐмичан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), svȅtogr̄dnī [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), blasfèmičan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), svȅtogr̄dan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), blasfemo (Spanish), blasfemisk (Swedish), hädisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-blasphemous-en-adj-lsY-babX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "svȅtogr̄dnī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "blasfèmičan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "svȅtogr̄dan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
      "word": "blasfemo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
      "word": "blasfemisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking piety or respect for the sacred",
      "word": "hädisk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blasphemous"
}

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